One found dead along highway

Highway Patrol Troopers Adam Fowler, Billy Overton and 1st Sgt. Jerry Burton look for clues along U.S. 70 West early this morning. The body of a Jackson Springs man was found in the median by a passer-by. Investigators are considering the case a hit-and-run.

Richard Leon Cook, 53, was found dead in the median of U.S. 70 early this morning, the victim, authorities believe, of a hit-and-run accident. Cook's body was discovered near the U.S. 70 and Community Drive intersection about seven miles...